Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 218-722-4766
- Fax: 218-529-2401
- E-Mail: firm@hanftlaw.com
- Website: www.hanftlaw.com
Established: 1899
Practice Areas
- Insurance Law
- Trial Practice
- Business Law
- Professional Malpractice
- Employment Practices Liability
- Product Liability
- Tort Litigation
- Workers' Compensation
- Real Estate
- Wills and Estate Litigation
About Us
Established in 1899, Hanft Fride has broad transactional and litigation practices. Our active trial practice encompasses professional liability, labor, employment, workers' compensation construction law, commercial, real estate, products liability, probate/trust, and personal injury matters.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- MetLife
- Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
- North Star Mutual Insurance Company
- RiverStone Claims Management, LLC
- Sedgwick CMS
- Sentry Insurance
- Travelers Insurance Companies
- Utica Mutual Insurance Company
- Western National Mutual Insurance Company
- Zurich North America
Personnel Information
Litigation Attorneys
John D. Kelly
Duluth, MN
- E-Mail: jdk@hanftlaw.com
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1974
- Wisconsin, 1986
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1984
Memberships:
- American, Minnesota State and Eleventh District Bar Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers
Education:
- Harvard University, B.A., 1968
- University of Minnesota, J.D. (cum laude), 1974
Born: 1946
R. Thomas Torgerson
Duluth, MN
- E-Mail: rtt@hanftlaw.com
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1985
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2012
Memberships:
- American, Minnesota State and Eleventh District Bar Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Wisconsin, B.A. (with distinction), 1981
- University of Wisconsin, J.D. (cum laude), 1985
Born: 1958
Robin C. Merritt
Duluth, MN
- E-Mail: rcm@hanftlaw.com
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1988
- Wisconsin, 1995
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1991
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2002
Memberships:
- American, Minnesota State and Eleventh District Bar Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Carleton College, B.A. (cum laude), 1985
- University of Minnesota, J.D. (cum laude), 1988
Born: 1963
Scott A. Witty
Duluth, MN
- E-Mail: saw@hanftlaw.com
Admitted
- Minnesota, 2006
- Wisconsin, 2012
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2012
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2015
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Eleventh District Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2003
- Hamline University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2006
Born: 1981
Brent W. Malvick
Duluth, MN
- E-Mail: bwm@hanftlaw.com
Admitted
- Minnesota, 2014
Memberships:
- Minnesota State, Eleventh District and Range Bar Associations
Education:
- University of Minnesota Duluth, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2009
- University of Minnesota, J.D. (cum laude), 2014
Born: 1987
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